Four of the lines in this song are by Shakespeare. See if you can spot which are by Shakespeare. This song is also inspired by Andy William’s Song called A Time For Us.
This love song reimagines what would happen to Romeo and Juliet if they lived together for a long time and how together love would blossom. In the middle of writing this song, I thought it would be fun to use some of Shakespeare’s original lines in the song so I took a few of his lines with rich metaphors and imagery and added them into the song lyrics while at the same time, keeping the song modern and about the singer’s modern love story.
I assumed that adding lyrics by Shakespeare himself would qualify this song for having some of the best song lyrics. I compiled a post with songs with song lyrics I thought were great. Take a look at the lyrics and songs there and judge for yourself.
Here is Andy William’s original song A Time For Us, which is one of the songs this song was inspired by:
If you like the idea of using Shakespeare’s metaphors in a song, check out my page with songs with metaphors which also has songs featuring metaphors by Beethoven and other poets, musicians, and artists. The metaphors make the songs relatable, richer, and more emotional.
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Shakespeare song lyrics:
VERSE 1:
What-if Shakespeare tricked us all
With Romeo and Juliet’s rise and fall
Would these teens share joy or tears
Unsaved by death together fifty more years?
CHORUS
I’m shaken by what Shakespeare once realized (harmony here)
“Love is a smoke made with fume of sighs.”
But if I were to describe you with a line from his scripts
I’d say, You have witchcraft on your lips.” Ooooh sweet “witchcraft on your lips.”
VERSE 2:
You make me dream a love greater than all
An endless twirl where I won’t let you fall
In my reverie Shakespeare whispers words anew
His greatest sonnet saved to sing to you
CHORUS
I’m shaken by what Shakespeare once realized (harmony here)
“Love is a smoke made with fume of sighs.”
But if I were to describe you with a line from his scripts
I’d say, You have witchcraft on your lips.” Ooooh sweet “witchcraft on your lips.”
VERSE 3:
It was us in his new tale of love
Fifty years we’ll dance with stars above
On Romeo and Juliet’s balcony
In each other’s hearts of hearts we’ll be
BRIDGE
Without Shakespeare, our love would be a clock that races
To loss imprinted on our faces
Grasping for faint traces Of passion slipped and wasted
Through hands that held embraces desperate for love’s graces
Never to replace it….but you and i will never have to face this
VERSE 4
Each night falling asleep under star glow
I’ll whisper like Romeo long ago
Good night, good night! parting is such sweet sorrow
That I shall say good night till it be morrow.
That I shall say good night till it be morrow.
New version of this song released (acoustic/unplugged)
I recently released the unplugged/acoustic version of this song. Here is the other version of this song. It has a more mellow feel to it:
Want To Write Your Own Poetry Or Song Lyrics?
I write because I want to create something beautiful to share with others. For example, here are my love songs with romantic lyrics. If you want to create something similar in the style that I create, I have a number of tutorials on how to write poetry like mine that focuses on our shared humanity and at least attempts to have dreamy and rich lyrics. Here is my tutorial on how to write metaphors. And here is a video tutorial on how to write metaphors: